New hard drives don't have an O/S installed, so they just be prepped and the O/S reinstalled, along with your applications.

Does your computer "see" the new drive? If the drive was properly connected, a modern computer will automatically detect it, and you shouldn't need to do much if anything in BIOS.

There is a key sequence to get into the BIOS setup, differs from computer to computer.

Assuming the computer detects the drive, the O/S install should partition, format, and install. Some SATA machines may not install Win XP without some additional work. Do you have the CD(s)/DVD(s) that came with your computer? If so, they should have all the proper drivers (including for SATA interfaced drives).

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There are 3 possibilities:
1. The boot files are damaged/corrupted,
2. The hard drive's boot sector is damaged,
3. The hard drive itself is dead.

The easiest way to fix the problem is by buying a good working hard drive and install an operating system. Also, install a Norton Utilities (free, trial version) and diagnose the old hard drive. If the Norton Utilities can fix the problem, then you can use the old hard drive as a main hard drive, otherwise you can use it as a data storage.

First - re-seat the hard disk and reboot the computer. If the computer does not boot up then reboot and go into the BIOS configuration to see if the BIOS detects the hard drive. If it doesn't detect the hard drive then it could be faulty. Then the hard drive needs to be replaced in the computer/laptop, Windows installed and the computer or laptop's device drivers plus your programs etc. to get a functioning computer/laptop again.

you mean it does not go farther than the apple's logo? did you try installing a fresh copy of the operating system.while installing if you observe that it could not be installed then you should know that your hard drive needs to be formatted with zero-fill.

An error of no operating system found, is often an indication of a failed hard disk drive (HDD) in the system (The hard disk drive is where all data including Windows is stored)

If the system is equipped with a floppy diskette drive, remove the diskette from the floppy drive and reboot.

Re-seat the hard disk drive. (From time to time due to expansion and contraction the HDD may lose contact and is no longer detected)

Once re-seated, reset the BIOS defaults (normally F2 at boot) then there is normally a setting to reload defaults. Resetting default settings forces the BIOS to re-detect all peripherals connected to the system.

If you still get that error at boot, then it is very likely the drive no longer is functional and will need to be replaced.

It means the Hard drive is empty. Please insert the operating system CD boot through it from the boot menu and install the Operating system followed by Updates, Drivers and applications installation what ever you need..Assuming you have XP here is the guide to install operating systemClick Here

Wayneard is correct. When you install a brand new hard drive as the ONLY hard drive in the computer, there is no operating system loaded. The computer will try to boot from the hard drive and stop. Switch your boot order to have the CD boot first, and be sure you have the operating system installation CD in your CD drive.

Also, double check your hard drive connections. Be sure it is in the "master" position on the hard drive cable. If there is a connection problem, the system will complain after CD start that there is no hard drive available to install the operating system on!

This will be either an operating system glitch of a failed hard drive. Start by doing a system repair with your recovery or operating system disc. If the repair doesn't take, then reformat the hard drive and install a new operating system. If the hard drive will not format, or you have any issues during or after the install, then the hard drive has failed and will need replaced.

Every time I have had this problem, it was either the drive or the drive being reconogized in the BIOS, or a glitch in the operating system. I would go into Setup at the boot up and see if the BIOS is reconogizing the drive. If it does, then I would use the operating system installation CD but not do a install but use the repair feature. In the repair function run "chkdsk /r" many time this will cure a problem. BPCS